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SS Arlanza

Built: 1912 by Harland & Wolff, Belfast.
Tonnage: 15, 044g, 9, 122n.
Engines: Triple Screw, Triple Expansion Wings Exhausting into Centre L.P. Turbine. 17 Knots.
Passengers: 400 First Class, 230 Second Class, 760 Third Class.
Launched on 23rd November 1911, completed September 1912.
The Arlanza was built for the UK- River Plate service, she had nine watertight compartments, five holds and refrigerated space for the carriage of meat. She was captured by the German raider Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse on the 16th August 1914 off the coasts of Brazil but when it was discovered that she was carrying bona fide passengers of which about 420 were women and children the Arlanza was allowed to proceed.

In April of 1915 she was converted for use as an armed Merchant Cruiser and joined the 10th Cruiser Squadron. She suffered mine damage whilst on patrol in the White Sea on the 22nd of October but was able to reach port safely under her own steam. She was released from her war duties in April of 1920 and after refurbishment made her first commercial trip to the River Plate at the end of July. She was converted from coal burning to oil in 1929 and remained in service until August of 1938 when she made her last trip back to Southampton. She was scrapped by Hughes, Bolckton & Co, Blyth in the same year.

Linked to unidentified Willingale: http://www.willingale.org/tng/showmedia.php?mediaID=319

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